Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-07
Produce,
Wheeling

Trade has been very dull the past week,
owing TO the indications OF a general shut
down among the glass factories. The re-
ceiptS of apples continue heavy and the de-
mand is off. Cabbage is plentier owing to
down the river receipts, but prices hold
steady. The demand for potatoes is weaker
and prices are about the same. Butter is in
light supply, and the demand greatly i'm
proved. Poultry is in good supply and
the demand is very fair. The following
are wholesale quotations:
Butter-Country choice 18a2Oc; good
country l2a15c; common 5a6c. Thesupply
is fair and the demand is good.
Beans - For haud-picked navy the
demand is good and the supply Is very
light. Prices are 81 25a2 80 per bushel;
extra fancy 81 rs.
Cheese-Prme mild Ohio factory Pa
l3c; New York l3al4c; Sweitzer 139al4C;
Limberger 1Oa1l. Market nominal.
Eggs-Strictly fresh stock 2352ic per
dozen. Supply light, demand good. Pick
led 10 to 2Dc.
Feathers-Choice in original packages
50a55C; in small lots 4a5c extra.
Potatocs-Home raised, 75aS5c per
bushl; demand fair.
Poultry-Live chickens, old, 81 50a3 90
per dozen; spring chic kens Fl 5Da2 %
per dozen; turkeys live 7RSt per pound /;
dressed 1Oai1c; ducks, live 81 4Oa3 % per
dozen
Rags-Steady at halle for white mixed
cotton; 1al!c for all wool, and Hale for
mixed.
Lard-Country prime, with fair de-
mand, at 64a7c.
Onions-Per bushel 81 GOAL 10; demand
good; supply scarce; per barrel S3 0Oa3 %.
Cabbage Home raised 81 75a2 90 per
barrel; demand fair; supply heavy.
Turnips-$l % per BARREL demand fair
supply good.
Apples-Home or fallen stock 81 75s2 90
per barrel; supply good; demand slow;
Northern stock, hand picked, 81 50a2 10.
Game-Phensants s. 90 to 4 90 per
dozen; quail 81 % to l 50 per dozen;
rabbits 81 p dozen; squirrels 81 p per
dozen; demand good.
New York.
NEW YORK, December 6.-Flour-Re-
ceipts 80, SIC packages; exports l,9i5 bar
rels, 1856 sacks; market steady; sales
10, 500 barrels; common to good extra west
ern and State So 15a3 60; common to good
extra Ohio s. 15a5 25. Wheat-ReCeipts
Is, 100 bushels; exports 81, 600 bushelsi
sales 0,056 600 bushels futures; lI6, 600
bushels spot; options opened weak, closing
heavy; No. spring sole; ungraded spring
944c; ungraded red SSfa9i3c; No. red
933c; No. white nominal at 9l4c; No ,
rel December s9sa90c, closing at sSfc;
January 9O3a9lic, closing at 0U!c; Feb
ruary 91sa92sc, closing ut 9l8c; March
92sA93sc, closing at 923c; April 93la
94ic, closing at csc; May 9i4a95 slice,
closing at 942c; June 94sa95sc, closing at
943c. Corn-Receipts g., Goo bushels; ex-
ports SO, 233 bushels; sales 2 060,OOO bush
els futures, Ga, 600 bushels spot; options
shade lower. closing weak; ungradcd Ola
66IC: No. = December 63tc; January 62ia
Gaze, closing at 63ic; February 62sa63sc,
closing at o2sc; May D. IL lGa64ic, clos
ing al 6:}c Oats-Receipts $4,000 bush
els: exports none; sales 690,000 bushels
futures, 167, 900 bushels spot; market 3alc
lower and tairly active; mixed western 35a
iOe; white do 40d4ic. Haydn light de.
mand; shipping 5OA55c. Hops-Qniet
aud unchanged. COffec-Spot, fair Rio
steady at 1sc; options opened higher and
closed 1Gll5 points lower; sales Is, $50 bags;
December ID 25al5 As; January Ii s0d
10 csc; February 14.7Oal5.0 52; March
IA 70a15 05c; April II 70al5 O0c; May
IA 6Oll4 Csc; June "a 55al4 90; July IA 40
ala zoe; August a 3Oal4 soc; September
Il Csc; November Is i5al3 90c. Sugar
Dull and nominal; refined firm; Mould
4 T!aTlc; standard A 81; confectionery 4
&c; cutloaf and crushed 7fc; powdered Ia
Tic; graduated 13.l6A65c. Rice-F,rm.
Petroleum-Firm; United 76ic. Cotton
Tallow-Quiet and steady. Rosin-Steady
at 81 074l 129. Turp-ntiDe - Steady.
Eggs-Fair inquiry: western 2Oa25c; re-
ceipts 3,S47 packages. Wool-Steady;
trade light; domestic fleece 26a34C; pulled
l4a32c; Texas 9a22c. Pork-Quiet but
firm. Cut Meats-Firm. Lsrd-l6a20
points lower and more active; western
steam spot s. 75aT SIS; December s. Goa
I 30; January s. 6Oa7 IS; February s. IS
az IS; March s. 75a7 81. Butter-Firm
and demand fair; western 14s32ci western
creamery 17aSac. Cheese-Quiet but firm
ly beld; western 9!al14c. Copper-Steady;
lake SIC 80.
Chicago,
CHICAGO, December 6.-There was a
break in prices on tie Board OF Trade to-
day. It started about 10 O'Clock. May
corn, which had sold up TO 56ac, dropped
to SAGE, and finally CLOSED at 53!c. May
yvbsot which tnnched hioh at 855c
dropped to CSC, and closed at s4ic. Oats
were dull and inactive Provisions active.
May pork went up to SIS 20, and reacted
to SIS 57l, all before 1880 o'clock. Flour
Steady and nominally unchanged.
Wheat-Cash No. . spring 76is76sc; No. 3
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